High-speed OTDM and WDM networks using traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-68

  Chou, Hsu Feng ^a,b,c   Bowers, John E ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c LuminentOIC Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Clock recovery; Electroabsorption; Optical signal processing; Optical time division multiplexing (OTDM); Travelingwave (TW); Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

CLOCK RECOVERY; OPTICAL GATING; TRAVELINGWAVE (TW);

BROADBAND NETWORKS; ELECTRODES; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; TRAVELING WAVE ANTENNAS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

EID: 33847622065     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2006.887152     Document Type: Article

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